The Connection

The Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of Greater Washington will be leading community-wide Holocaust Observances for suburban Maryland and Northern Virginia on Sunday, May 1. More than 70 synagogues, houses of worship, and nonprofits, including the Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia, support this effort each year that brings together over 1,000 diplomats, elected officials, Holocaust survivors, interfaith clergy, teens and adults in recognition of Holocaust Remembrance Day, which occurs Thursday, May 5.